Category: SAF

Calumet works to boost SAF production

Calumet works to boost SAF production

April 23, 2024 |

In the UK, SAF Investor reported that Calumet Speciality Products is currently working to increase its sustainable aviation fuel production capacity as it’s Department of Energy (DoE) loan program discussions reach advanced stages. “Significant further expansion of SAF production remains a strategic priority, and we remain encouraged by the well-advanced DOE loan program discussions,” said […]

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Boeing, Wagner collaborate to advance Australia’s SAF industry

Boeing, Wagner collaborate to advance Australia’s SAF industry

April 23, 2024 |

In Australia, Boeing said it will collaborate with Wagner Sustainable Fuels on growing the sustainable aviation fuel industry to help meet Australia’s airline demand for jet fuel. “Wagner’s sustainability goals align with Boeing’s work to advance aviation decarbonization and energy security through renewable energy including SAF, advanced technologies, operational efficiency, and fleet renewal,” said Kim […]

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Jet2.com to use SAF at London Stansted airport

Jet2.com to use SAF at London Stansted airport

April 23, 2024 |

In the UK, Jet2.com announced that it will use a blend of sustainable aviation fuel at London Stansted Airport in 2024. The UK’s third largest airline said it has purchased approximately 650 tons of SAF from Shell Aviation, which will be used to add a 1% SAF blend onto a number of departing flights from […]

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WestJet acquires Shell Aviation’s first SAF available for purchase in Canada

WestJet acquires Shell Aviation’s first SAF available for purchase in Canada

April 23, 2024 |

In Canada, WestJet announced that it has purchased the first sustainable aviation fuel supplied in Canada by Shell Aviation. “WestJet is committed to enhancing our position as a first mover in sustainability technologies. Just as we pioneered advancements in Winglets and drag reduction, WestJet proudly stands as the first airline to acquire SAF by Shell […]

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Argus launches SAF ARA on its price discovery platform

Argus launches SAF ARA on its price discovery platform

April 23, 2024 |

In the UK, global energy and commodity price reporting agency Argus said it has extended its Argus Open Markets (AOM) real-time electronic price discovery platform to sustainable aviation fuel prices from the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) hub in Europe. Argus noted that the AOM platform offers real-time price transparency daily between 4pm and 4:30pm London time for […]

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Sumitomo Mitsui says banks are keen to finance SAF projects

Sumitomo Mitsui says banks are keen to finance SAF projects

April 23, 2024 |

In Japan, Bloomberg reported that Japanese bank Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. said that banks are keen to finance SAF projects. However, the bank noted that banks also face key risks including uncertainty over feedstock supplies and changing policy mandates around the green fuel. “We are very open” to SAF projects, Siddhartha Shrivastava, head of new […]

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Croatia Airlines uses SAF for the first time

Croatia Airlines uses SAF for the first time

April 23, 2024 |

In Croatia, Balkan Green Energy News reported that Croatia Airlines conducted its first flights using sustainable aviation fuel. According to the report, Croatia Airlines revealed that it operated flights using sustainable aviation fuel for the first time, to prepare for the introduction of a law on increasing the uptake of sustainable fuels from 2025. The […]

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Modetour, Air France-KLM strengthen SAF partnership

Modetour, Air France-KLM strengthen SAF partnership

April 16, 2024 |

In South Korea, The Korea Economic Daily reported that South Korea’s travel agency Modetour Network has extended its partnership with Air France-KLM to promote the use of sustainable aviation fuel. The SAF program, initiated by Air France-KLM in 2021, aims to enhance SAF adoption and reduce carbon emissions globally among corporations and travel agencies, the […]

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Firefly to install SAF facility in Essex

Firefly to install SAF facility in Essex

April 16, 2024 |

In the UK, BBC reported that biofuel company Firefly plans to develop a plant to transform human waste into SAF in Harwich, Essex. The report noted that the firm aims to start delivering SAF from this facility by 2028. It has reached an agreement with Wizz Air to provide up to 525,000 tons of SAF […]

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DHL and Prada Group contribute to more sustainable air freight with SAF

DHL and Prada Group contribute to more sustainable air freight with SAF

April 16, 2024 |

In Germany, DHL Global Forwarding announced the first investment of the Prada Group in SAF credits, utilizing DHL Global Forwarding’s GoGreen Plus service. Already in 2023, the partnership with DHL allowed Prada Group to save approximately 4,500 metric tons of CO2e, which would correspond to 7% of the Group’s total transport associated emissions. “In today’s […]

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